The Rural Enterprise Academy

The Rural Enterprise Academy at a glance

Located in Penkridge, Staffordshire, The Rural Enterprise Academy is a secondary school, classified by the DfE as a free school. The school educates roughly 240 pupils aged 11 to 16. Ofsted judged the school to be 'Inadequate' at its most recent inspection. The school's average Attainment 8 score in the latest GCSE results was 37.6 — below the national average (national average: 46). Performance is little changed year on year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the lower half of secondary schools nationally.

17% of pupils achieved a grade 5 or above in both English and maths, well below the national average of about 45%. 44% achieved a standard pass (grade 4+) in English and maths. Getting a place is straightforward: for the September 2026 intake every family who made The Rural Enterprise Academy their first choice was offered one of its 24 Year 7 places. After Year 11, 95% of its leavers went on to education, an apprenticeship or work that they stayed in for at least two terms. Overall pupil absence was 11.5%. There are about 15.0 pupils per teacher. If you are considering The Rural Enterprise Academy, it may be worth asking how leaders have responded to Ofsted's findings and what has changed since the inspection. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.